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Editorial Preface to Special Issue: The radiations within the Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event

In order to improve our understanding of the biodiversification of marine life that took place during the early Palaeozoic, we present this special issue focused on the Ordovician radiations. The Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event (GOBE) is a conceptual term that is today largely used to refer to the most significant increase of marine biodiversity of the Phanerozoic that occurred during the Ordovician Period between 485 and 444 Ma. Some authors, focusing on taxonomic diversity counts of selected groups, understand the GOBE to be related to a single dramatic biodiversification event of short duration in the Darriwilian Stage of the Middle Ordovician Series between 470 and 455 Ma, whereas others follow the more traditional view and consider the Ordovician biodiversification as an aggregation of radiation events capturing a large and complex increase of taxonomic diversity but also ecological complexity of marine organisms covering the entire Ordovician. This special issue features 16 selected papers that provide different perspectives on these Ordovician biodiversification events, illustrating a variety of radiations occurring during the Ordovician Period. Several papers focus on the available biodiversity datasets and their biases, and the difficulty to distinguish and interpret the various regional and global scales. It becomes clear that the Cambrian and Ordovician radiations are artificially separated by a late Cambrian ‘Furongian Biodiversity Gap’ and that a single long-term early Palaeozoic radiation is more and more visible. A few papers provide additional data on this crucial interval across the Cambrian-Ordovician boundary displaying a much higher ecological complexity than previously assumed. Both the diversification of the plankton and the evolution of nektonic groups during the Ordovician are investigated, in papers including Computational Fluid Dynamic simulations. The virtual special issue closes with papers documenting the development of reefs during the Late Ordovician.

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Abstract The absence of an entry on digital humanities in the last volume of The Year’s Work in Critical and Cultural Theory due to the Covid-19 pandemic as well as the exacerbation of academic precarity (that was acknowledged in the editorial preface of the last volume) predicates that this chapter develop a narrative bibliography of notable scholarship in the digital humanities from both 2021 and 2022. Therefore the unprecedented circumstances that have extended the scope of scholarly review for this chapter beyond a single chronological year also provide the unique opportunity to not only ‘trace and expand upon currents in critical and cultural theory, and to engage in [the] areas’ key debates’ (Quinn and Ghosh, ‘Preface’ to YWCCT 2022) but also (and more importantly, one might argue) understand some of the radical thematic transformations brought about and anticipated by the legacies, presents, and futures of digital humanities within the supposedly ‘new normal’ of a post-Covid world. Through consolidating diverse conversations from varied contexts that are shaping contemporary digital humanities and in anticipating the futures of the discipline, this chapter locates scholarship in the digital humanities and related fields from the years 2021 and 2022 within the interconnected themes of resistive ontologies, organizations, and new directions in the digital humanities. While the focus remains on the scholarship produced within the aforesaid chronological period, our methodological attempt in this intervention has been to acknowledge and put into dialogue relevant contributions related to the three primary themes of analysis that may fall beyond the ambit of a specific period.

Editorial Preface: : Contemporary Histories of Design and Transience

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Editorial Preface to the special issue

Editorial Preface to the special issue

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Journal of the Royal Anthropological InstituteVolume 29, Issue S1 p. 6-7 Editorial Preface Simon Coleman, Simon Coleman University of Toronto, January 2023Search for more papers by this author Simon Coleman, Simon Coleman University of Toronto, January 2023Search for more papers by this author First published: 21 March 2023 https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9655.13910 This article is part of the After Failure Special Issue. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume29, IssueS1April 2023Pages 6-7 RelatedInformation

Editorial Preface: Thought Experiments in Mathematics

Editorial Preface: Thought Experiments in Mathematics

Editorial preface on the Proceedings of 3rd Biennial International Conference on Future Learning Aspects of Mechanical Engineering (FLAME – 2022)

Editorial preface on the Proceedings of 3rd Biennial International Conference on Future Learning Aspects of Mechanical Engineering (FLAME – 2022)

Human-Centered Design for Individual and Social Well- being: Editorial Preface

As digital technology use becomes widespread, its unintended consequences ranging from personal health to societal righteousness are under more scrutiny. Increasingly, digital designers are accused of not being considerate enough of the depth of their creations, and their impacts on our well-being. In this special issue, we explore an alternative, genuinely human-centered approach to technology design focusing on well-being and making our interactions with digital technology more meaningful, purposeful, and sustainable. To this end, the editorial starts with a brief review of the history of research that led to the growing field of digital well-being. We then introduce the Digital Well-being Design Framework, which goes beyond the ego-centric approach in human-centered design, and is multi-layered with self (intrapersonal), social (interpersonal), and transcendent (extra-personal) levels. Similar topics in related AIS journals are summarized, followed by the application of our framework to introduce and position the papers in this special issue. Our special issue aims to bring the topic of digital well-being to the forefront of the information systems research community and launch a new era of genuinely human-centered design.

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Journal of Philosophy of EducationVolume 56, Issue 3 p. 381-382 EDITORIAL Preface Paul Standish, Paul Standish Co-Editor, Special Issues orcid.org/0000-0003-0875-0191 Search for more papers by this author Paul Standish, Paul Standish Co-Editor, Special Issues orcid.org/0000-0003-0875-0191 Search for more papers by this author First published: 07 October 2022 https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9752.12679Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume56, Issue3Rethinking English Vocational Education and Training in the Light of the German Classical Theory of Vocational Education and TrainingJune 2022Pages 381-382 RelatedInformation

Editorial Preface to the special issue

Along with many ASCILITE members, we have grown increasingly concerned that current approaches to educational technology research lack value and practical application in the field. Educational design research (EDR) is an emerging approach that bridges the demand for rigorous research with the development of relevant solutions to educational problems. EDR is an intervention and process-oriented approach that uses a variety of methods to examine the development and implementation of instructional solutions to current educational problems. As evidence about the inner workings of interventions accumulates over time, design principles and learning theories are derived from work in local contexts, and their limits can be tested in other settings. This genre of research is currently underrepresented in the literature. To advance scholarship through the execution and reporting of EDR, we identified an urgent need for examples across fields, and especially related to educational technology in higher education.

Editorial Preface: New Leadership New Era

Presents the introductory editorial for this issue of the publication.

Editorial Preface: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the IACCP

Editorial Preface: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the IACCP

Editorial Preface to Special Issue: Exploring the impact of Andean uplift and climate on life evolution and landscape modification: From Amazonia to Patagonia

• Uplift of the Northern Andes (from Peru to Colombia) took place from Late Cretaceous to Paleocene (72 and 60 Ma), and was driven by collision of the South American plate with the Caribbean Arch. This process affected drainage directions and paleogeography shaping the present Andes configuration. • Studies in the Northern Andes concur with Late Cretaceous tectonism and suggest that uplift took place in three-stages. During the final Neogene uplift stage, the Antioquia plateau (Central Cordillera, Northern Andes) is thought to have achieved altitudes higher than present. • Subsurface processes, such as slab-flattening drove uplift in Central Cordillera (Northern Andes) and caused an asymmetric topography that affected drainages and biodiversity development. • Climate as a driver of mountain uplift remains contentious, but it is clear that uplift strongly affects climate and environment, due to the orographic rain shadow effect. • Multiple studies found that Andean uplift played a key role in shaping the evolutionary history and biodiversity patterns in both plants and animals, even in mutualistic species relationships. The effect of uplift on biogeographic history is not limited to the Andes mountains, but also extends into the Amazon drainage basin with soils in the western Amazonia being most species rich. During the Neogene, eastern Amazonia gradually became species-enriched through biotic interchange. • The effects of Andean uplift on biota add to other fundamental factors, such as climate, environment and dispersal, all of which contribute to the modern biodiversity patterns in South America and their evolutionary history. • The Neotropics were hot and humid during Eocene global warming. However, paleobotanical studies in the Northern Andes suggest that during towards the end of the Eocene a shift towards arid and seasonal climatic conditions occurred. In western Amazonia the EOT is further marked by a sea level drop, and a shift from deltaic to fluvial conditions that is accompanied by a decline in species richness. • In Patagonia the Oligocene ‘icehouse’ is characterized by a species poor assemblage. Towards the MCO there is an increase in species diversity with a subsequent decline in the MMCT. The biggest paleobotanical change, however, occurs in the late Miocene and is marked by the rise in arid taxa. This coincides with the uplift of the easternmost flank of the Andes and formation of a rain shadow. Aridification and sea level drop was initiated in the MMCT and culminated in the late Miocene. In the Northern Andes this transition is recognized by a dramatic change in paleosoil profiles. • Marine incursions and fluctuating sea level played an important part in Amazonia's history and evidence of this can be found in middle and late Miocene deposits in the western Amazon. Sediment records in the large Pebas wetland system (western Amazon) indicate that orbital forcing controlled sedimentation while the towering Central and Northern Andes provided the sediment supply. • Holocene records of Amazonia suggest rainforest trees are resilient to natural drying but not to fire and deforestation. A stark warning that human influence is more devastating than climate change.

Editorial Preface by the Editorial Board Chairperson

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Editorial Preface Special Issues on COVID-19 Commentary

editorial Open AccessEditorial Preface Special Issues on COVID-19 Commentary: Rapid Responses, Government Policies, and Impacts Editors: Soon Ae Chun Info Systems and Informatics, CUNY College of Staten Island Info Systems and Informatics, CUNY College of Staten IslandView Profile , Beth Simone Noveck The Governance Lab, Tandon School of Engineering, New York University The Governance Lab, Tandon School of Engineering, New York UniversityView Profile Authors Info & Claims Digital Government: Research and PracticeVolume 2Issue 3July 2021 Article No.: 25epp 1–4https://doi.org/10.1145/3463837Published:11 July 2021Publication History 0citation249DownloadsMetricsTotal Citations0Total Downloads249Last 12 Months78Last 6 weeks19 Get Citation AlertsNew Citation Alert added!This alert has been successfully added and will be sent to:You will be notified whenever a record that you have chosen has been cited.To manage your alert preferences, click on the button below.Manage my AlertsNew Citation Alert!Please log in to your account Save to BinderSave to BinderCreate a New BinderNameCancelCreateExport CitationPublisher SiteView all FormatsPDF

Editorial preface for the special issue on ‘decision-making frameworks and methods for crisis management in a global pandemic’

ABSTRACT This special JDS issue is focused on highlighting the new and updated decisional concepts, frameworks, methods, and technologies needed to assist decision makers and policymakers in the context of a global pandemic. This introductory editorial contains a brief overview of the eleven research articles provided by the international community.

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Journal of Physics: Conference Series II ALL-RUSSIAN CONFERENCE WITH INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION Deep foundations and geotechnical problems of territories, DFG 2021Perm National Research Polytechnical University, Perm; Russian Federation; 26 - 28 May 2021;Editorial Preface(Editorial) Open Access Vatin N.a, Borodinecs A.b, Abdikarimov R.c aPeter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation bRiga Technical University, Riga, Latvia cTashkent Financial Institute, Tashkent, UzbekistanThe current 2nd All-Russian Conference with international participation “Deep Foundations and Geotechnical Problems of Territories” (DFG 2021) was successfully held in Perm, Russia, at the Perm National Research Polytechnic University from May 26 to 28, 2021.A key aspect of this conference is the strong confusion of academia and industry. This allows the free exchange of ideas and challenges faced by these two key stakeholders and encourages future collaboration between members of these groups.The conference was organized by the Perm National Research Polytechnic University, the Russian Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering, and the Russian Society of Soil Mechanics, Geotechnics, and Foundation Engineering.The main goal of the conference is to promote research and development in advanced research in the field of geotechnics, and the other goal is to facilitate the exchange of scientific information between researchers, developers, engineers, students, and practitioners working around the world.The conference model was divided into four sessions, including oral presentations and keynote speeches from invited speakers. Key reports were presented by leading experts from France, Germany, Russia, Italy, Turkey, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan. The speeches were accompanied by a simultaneous translation and lasted up to 40 minutes. Then the work continued in four sections, where the speakers were given up to 15 minutes to speak. The conference included 69 reports from more than 200 authors, as well as 20 poster presentations. The conference was attended by over 100 people, including online.The conference was held in a mixed-mode. Most of the participants took part in the conference directly, the other part was online. The latter was associated with the epidemiological situation in Europe and Russia. Which of course made it difficult to communicate between specialists and worsened the lively climate of communication.Key lectures at the conference were delivered by Professor Zhusupbekov A.Zh. President of the Kazakhstan Geotechnical Association (Eurasian National University, Kazakhstan), Professor E. Guler (Bosphorus University, Turkey); Professor - Manassero M., Vice President of ISSMGE for Europe, Professor (Turin Polytechnic University, Italy); Professor Katzenbach R. (Darmstadt Technical University, Germany); Professor Varaksin S., ISSMGE TC211, (France); Professor of the Prague Technical University I. Vanicek (Czech Republic).During the conference, modern geotechnologies for the construction of foundations and foundations in various soil and climatic conditions, including in potentially dangerous areas, were discussed, as well as modern methods of engineering surveys and testing of newly erected objects. Practical experience of strengthening the foundations of existing buildings and structures. New materials and technologies in road construction are presented. The results of experimental and theoretical research in the field of geotechnics and foundation engineering, methods of modeling, and calculations of foundations and foundations are discussed.The proceedings of the conference are a collection of accepted articles and represent an interesting outcome of the conference. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following areas: laboratory and field testing of soils; experimental and theoretical studies of foundations and underground structures; technology of the device, strengthening of bases and foundations; the practice of development of underground space, geotechnical monitoring, geosynthetics in geotechnics.The exchange of views on topical issues of fundamental structures contributes to the development of geotechnics, strengthening and expansion of communication between experts in the field of soil mechanics and geotechnics in Russia and abroad.

Editorial Preface to the special issue

Editorial Preface to the special issue

Editorial preface of the special issue on “progress in alternative fuels and energies”

Editorial preface of the special issue on “progress in alternative fuels and energies”

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EDITORIAL PREFACE SIDDA-2020 “SUSTAINABLE AND INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENT IN THE DIGITAL AGE” EDITORIAL PREFACE The International Scientific Conference “SIDDA-2020 “SUSTAINABLE AND INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENT IN THE DIGITAL AGE” is held from 17 to 18 November 2020 on the basis of Autonomous Nonprofit Organization of Higher Education ANO HO “National Institute of Business” and the All-Russian Research Institute for Organization of Production, Labor and Management in Agriculture – a branch of the Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution «Federal Scientific Center for Agrarian Economics and Social Development of Rural Areas» – «All-Russian Research Institute of Agricultural Economics».“SIDDA-2020 “SUSTAINABLE AND INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENT IN THE DIGITAL AGE” is an annual conference.The work of the conference is aimed at providing an opportunity for scientists, graduate students and representatives of the construction industry to generalize the recent achievements results in the field of industrial and civil construction (design, organization of all types of work, construction materials, etc.), discussing promising directions for the construction industry development and establishing useful partner relationships for future interaction.List of titles ORGANIZERS AND SPEAKERS, Leading Conference Speakers are available in this Pdf.